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Originally Posted by dammage79
I can honestly say the same thing about Sillinger. I watched 5 highlight videos of him last night and not a single video showed him skating up the ice with any regularity. All he did 90 percent of the time was finish off loose puck os some really excellent shots from outside the circle.
Sillinger has an amazing shot and is amazing at getting it off and crazy hard and accurate from the weirdest of angles body position wise.
IMO, Lucius is a better skater than Sill8nger. But they're both behind behind curve to the rest of the players in the Flames range.
And still. I'd be happy with any of them not named Lambos.
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Sillinger is #34 in the following video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M82Sp4gbjc
First clip in this video, sillinger battles with three along the boards, dishes out front, retrieves the puck and skates all the way back to the top of the zone, makes a hard cut and a deke. Solid skating displayed.
Second clip, starts around :25, he takes the defensive position, makes an excellent cross over on the line to move the puck across (again showing excellent footwork).
1:28 and on, you can see how strong he is on his skates as he absorbs multiple hits on the boards with ease and makes a hard cut to the middle (finishes with a snipe.)
2:31+ you can see his speed and stride on a 2-1 created by a good defensive play. He keeps ahead of both defenders easily even while loading up his shot (which is a rocket.)
2:50+ he makes an excellent play all on his own, swooping in on a forecheck, stealing the puck and streaking behind the net, evading 2 d, then opening his skates and circling out front for an excellent goal. IMO sublime skating is evidenced in this play in particular.
3:14 you can see his escape speed and stride again. He separates from the defenders behind him on this play. Watch this whole sequence, which continues until the goal at around 3:32. Sillinger gets two break outs in the same sequence, and long stride and good skating+ speed on both. Decent stamina also evidenced.
I eagerly await your equal analysis of Lucius!